On Wednesday, Lexington faced Cardinal Newman in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lexington Wildcats skirted past the Cardinal Newman Cardinals 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on six straight.
Lexington took Cardinal Newman into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-16, 19-25, 27-25, 15-12.
Lexington was led to victory by Lily Kate Deyo and Juliette Grandjean. Deyo had 19 digs, while Grandjean had 14 digs.
Despite the loss, Cardinal Newman still got an impressive performance from Emily Cantey, who had 16 digs and two aces.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-7-2.
Lexington will challenge Bishop England at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Cardinal Newman, they will square off against Legion Collegiate Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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